Beyoncé Was the Highest-Earning Artist of 2016

Among releasing Lemonade, embarking on the Formation World Tour, and headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, Beyoncé had a pretty busy 2016. And according to Billboard, all of that hard work paid off — literally.

The music magazine announced Thursday that Beyoncé was the highest-earning artist (by far) of 2016, taking in a total of $62.1 million throughout the year. The bulk of her earnings — $54.7 million, to be precise — came from the Formation World Tour, Billboard reports, but the superstar also garnered impressive profits from record sales, streaming revenues, and publishing royalties. And not only is she at the top of the list, but she practically ran circles around the rest of the artists listed: She earned almost $20 million more than Guns N' Roses, last year's second-highest-paid act. (Unfortunately, all that success still didn't mean a Grammy win for the singer.)

This year will likely be a different story for Queen Bey: She started the year by announcing that she was pregnant with twins and, in June, she gave birth to daughter Rumi and son Sir Carter. So, while 2017 has probably been one of the most rewarding years of Beyoncé's life, since she probably won't be taking the twins on tour anytime soon, it's safe to say her earnings report will look a little different from last year's.

Rounding out the top five of Billboard's annual list of the 40 highest earners in the music industry were Bruce Springsteen, Drake, and Adele. Noticeably absent from the list was Taylor Swift, who has been included every year for the last five years, and topped the list in 2011, 2013, and 2015. If the rumors are true, though, she'll be putting out new music soon enough, with a tour to follow, and will easily find her way back onto the exclusive list in no time.